"The word "malapropism" comes from Mrs. Malaprop, a character created by the playwright Richard Sheridan. She often used fancy words that were just plain wrong. I'll give you some famous malapropisms and you guess the correct term."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit

1."He is the very pineapple of politeness!" Which is the correct term?

Pinnacle

Pigmy

Pinafore

Pygmalion

2.Wes Westrum said about a close baseball game: "Well, that was a cliff-dweller." Which word should he have used?

Cliff-hanger

Cave-dweller

Clip-cutter

Cliff-diver

3."This is unparalysed in the state's history." What is the correct word?

unprepared

unparalleled

unpopular

unpleasant

4."Listen to the blabbing brook." What word should Norm Crosby have used?

Babbling

Blubbing

Bubbling

Bobbling

5.Mike Smith, baseball pitcher, said about his new coat: "It got lots of installation in it." Should he have said "insulation" or "insolation"?

Answer: (One word - insulation or insolation)

6.Mike Smith also asked for a salad with "lots of neutrons". What did he really want?

Croutons

Teutons

Futons

Zileutons

7.Who is credited with this famous malapropism? "We cannot let terrorists and rogue nations hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile."

Tony Blair

George W. Bush

Bill Clinton

John Howard

8.This is an anonymous example of charting in a nursing home: "Mrs. X is exhibiting bazaar behaviour." What kind of behaviour was the nurse trying to describe?

Bursar

Basilar

Bizarre

Bezoar

9.Let's have a Canadian example. Allan Lamport, former mayor of Toronto, said: "Keep this up and we'll have a vicious triangle." What geometric figure should he have used?

Square

Rhombus

Diamond

Circle

10.And finally, another original malapropism from Mrs. Malaprop: "Sure, if I reprehend any thing in this world it is the use of my oracular tongue, and a nice derangement of epitaphs!" What four terms should she have used?